A Stakeholder Framework for Analyzing and Evaluating Corporate Social Performance

Abstract

This article presents conclusions from a 10-year research program, the purpose of which has been to develop a framework and methodology, grounded in the reality of corporate behavior, for analyzing and evaluating corporate social performance. There are three principal sections: (a) a summary of the approaches, models, and methodologies used in conducting more than 70 field studies of corporate social performance from 1983-1993; (b) a discussion of the principal conclusions derived from the data that (1) corporations manage relationships with stakeholder groups rather than with society as a whole, (2) it is important to distinguish between social issues and stakeholder issues, and (3) it is necessary to identify the appropriate level of analysis in order to evaluate CSP; and (c) a discussion of propositions and areas for further research.

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Max B. E. Clarkson (1995). A Stakeholder Framework for Analyzing and Evaluating Corporate Social Performance. Academy of Management Review. https://doi.org/10.2307/258888

@article{e1995a,
  title  = {A Stakeholder Framework for Analyzing and Evaluating Corporate Social Performance},
  author = {Clarkson, Max B. E.},
  year   = {1995},
  journal = {Academy of Management Review},
  doi    = {10.2307/258888}
}

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